Scott Howard-Cooper -Kingdom on Fire

In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three Ring Circus, Kingdom on Fire presents a bold narrative history of the iconic UCLA Bruins championship teams led by legendary coach John Wooden. This incredible true story about the messy, never-easy pursuit of perfection led by Wooden is not your typical sports book: Kingdom on Fire is the story of a team and a time, placing an unprecedented seven title winning streak against a fractured America of the 1960s and 70s. Los Angeles native and longtime sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, Scott Howard Cooper draws on more than 100 interviews and access to many of the principal figures--Bill Walton, Wooden’s family, and Jerry West among other key sources—to deliver a rich narrative that reveals the turmoil at the heart of this storied college basketball program. Scott Howard-Cooper has covered professional and college sports since the 1980s for some of the most prominent outlets in the country, including the Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and more. His work has earned multiple national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Professional Basketball Writers Association for projects, game coverage, features, and columns. He graduated from USC with a degree in political science and lives in northern California. For more info on the book click HERE